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Earlier this spring, Omaha's City Council passed a property theft ordinance on a vote of 7-0, with support from police, pawn shops and salvage yards. Tuesday, the final step came from the approval for software from a third-party company.

However, it's the third-party company, called Leads Online, that salvage yards now say they have a problem with.

“The problem is, the contract that they force you into is not one that they have the right to do,” Jay Robinovitz, with Alter Trading said, of the city’s pending agreement with Leads Online.

Robinovitz and others from the Salvage industry expressed concerns about turning over all information to Leads Online, questioning language in the agreement.

“The council has basically said we have a contract and now you too have to go have one and we have to report on terms that we feel are detrimental to our business,” Robinovitz said.

The ordinance would digitize everything coming into pawn shops and salvage yards, utilizing Leads Online software to enter information into a nationwide database. It's a change from a paper system many businesses use now and something police, pawn shops and salvage yards supported when the ordinance passed.

Omaha police said Leads Online is used by businesses and law enforcement around the country, and with the ordinance set to go into effect in the new year, they need to start training now.

The City of Omaha legal department worked for several months to help mediate between the salvage industry and Leads Online, However, after little progress, the legal department urged City Council to move forward Tuesday with the software proposal.

KETV NewsWatch 7 spoke with the general manager of Sol's Jewelry and Loan Tuesday, who said they support the use of Leads Online and "we have seen it work around the country ... the pawn shops love it."

Some City Council members sided with the salvage industry.

"I think basically what we're doing is we're opening some of our private businesses who are willing to work with us," Aimee Melton said. "They're willing to work with law enforcement. We're opening them up to Leads Online."

Ultimately, in a 6-1 vote, the council approved the proposal. Robinovitz said it’s something he cannot support.

“We will not comply. We will not be able to sign the checkbox, so we will not be able to comply”

Also Tuesday, storage wars continuedin Omaha, this time over a proposed storage facility at 204th and Farnam. The developer is asking for a special use permit. Attorneys for the developer said they've tried to work with neighbors. Nevertheless, more than 300 people have signed a petition against the facility, saying their main concern are several hundred outdoor, garage-style units.

Ultimately, City Councilman Rich Pahls expressed concern over the project himself and City Council members couldn't come to a consensus, laying the item over three weeks in a vote of 4-3.